Les Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Prussia was never, ever, an ally of Napoleon. My father is turning in his grave at this suggestion. The country was occupied after the disaster at Jena and Auerstaedt in 1806, and many Prussians, including one of my ancestors, were press-ganged into service in the Grande Armee for the 1812 campaign in Russia. It took the "Voelkerschlacht", or Battle of the Nations at Leipzig to finally turn the tide against the French.Although Prussia wasn't technically an "ally", the Prussian state existed during the occupation period as a 'vassal' state of the French Empire. Prussia was luckier than other Germanic states along the Rhine that were "dissolved" by Napoleon and either reformed as new states (the Kingdom of Westphalia for example) or in the case of the western bank of the Rhine, any national identity "obliterated" by Napoleonic decree, absorbed and proclaimed part of metropolitan France.Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I'd like to know why my last post on this thread was removed. Moderators, explanation please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brian von Etzel Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 'vassal' is the right word and clearly states the relationship to which a degraded Prussia had fallen before dealing him a blow thanks to Bluecher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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